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Brad Hall

ブラッド・ホール　/　ぶらっど・ほーる

American screenwriter

March 21, 1958 (age 68)　・　Santa Barbara, California, United States

California
screenwriter
actor
voice actor

My Take

Brad Hall belongs to a category of performers I find quietly fascinating: the ones who move from in front of the camera to building the whole machine behind it. His Saturday Night Live years anchoring Weekend Update gave him a comedic pedigree, but what interests me more is his pivot to writing and producing sitcoms. There's a particular kind of skill in understanding comedy well enough to construct it for others, and I respect creators who choose that less glamorous role. Hall strikes me as a craftsman who knows the medium inside out, the sort of steady, unshowy talent that keeps the industry running.

Overview

William Bradford Hall (born March 21, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He appeared on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1984. He was also known for manning the Weekend Update (then rebranded as Saturday Night News) anchor desk on the show. He also created the sitcoms The Single Guy and Watching Ellie.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Brad Hall
Name (Japanese): ブラッド・ホール
Reading: ぶらっど・ほーる
Born: March 21, 1958 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dog
Origin: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / actor / voice actor / television producer / film producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Santa Barbara High School
University: Northwestern University School of Communication

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad%20Hall

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